The Jack Martin Books
Movie novelizations are among the most thankless forms of writing that exist
R.I.P. Graham Joyce
In the case of the English fantasist Graham Joyce, who passed at the far too young age of 59, it’s a plain fact that he’s fully deserving of all the praise you can heap on him
2013: Bedlam in Print
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications
R.I.P. H.R. Giger
The death of Swiss artist Hans Rüdi Giger on May 12, 2014 was an incalculable loss to the horror field, the art world and all lovers of the fantastique
FANTAZIUS MALLARE and THE KINGDOM OF EVIL
The subject matter of 1922’s FANTAZIUS MALLARE remains quite eye-opening, and the same holds true for its 1924 sequel THE KINGDOM OF EVIL
An Infernal Trio of Dark Fiction
Q: What do THE MARTYR by David Meltzer, LET’S GO PLAY AT THE ADAMS’ by Mendal Johnson and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Jack Ketchum have in common? A: They’re among the most profoundly disturbing novels of their respective decades
TITLES: Books and Movies
Here we’re going to discuss titles: movie and book titles, to be exact
On the (Mis)Fortunes of THE ROAD
In recent weeks a standout 2009 film was released on DVD: THE ROAD
French Horror Essentials
From Adam I'm finally getting around to it. Whether you're a long-time reader or new to the site, you'll probably like my monthly newsletter. You'll get stuff before it's posted and occasional subscriber-only extras. Nothing stupid. No spam. Subscribers get my...The BOOKS OF BLOOD at 30
It was sometime in 1986 that a certain horror-obsessed pre-teen—me, to be exact—came across a paperback entitled VOLUME ONE OF CLIVE BARKER’S BOOKS OF BLOOD